Air Force releases 19E5/staff sergeant promotion cycle statistics

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Force officials have selected 14,235 senior Airmen for promotion to staff sergeant out of 29,179 eligible for a selection rate of 48.79 percent in the 19E5 promotion cycle.

Selectees’ average time in grade was 1.60 years and time in service was 4.07 years. The average selectee overall score was 345.67, based on point averages of 210.75 for enlisted performance reports, 0.73 for decorations, 66.97 for the promotion fitness examination and 66.43 for the specialty knowledge test.

The staff sergeant promotion list is available on the Enlisted Promotions page of the Air Force’s Personnel Center website, the Air Force Portal and myPers. Airmen can access their score notices on the virtual Military Personnel Flight via the AFPC secure applications page.

Those selected will be promoted beginning Sept. 1, according to their promotion sequence number. Prior to posting the list, AFPC provided commanders, senior raters and trusted agents with advanced knowledge of their Airmen’s selection.